Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Minster
- View from Station Rise
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Female Prison
- The End of the Abbey
- Mary Ward
- New Shopping Centres
- Rowntree Park
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Helen
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Mystery Plays
- York and the Holocaust
- Silver Strap Ends
- Minster Library
- Medieval Chamber Pot